[TheForge] Ceramic Chip Forge Workshop?
Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer
artgawk at thegrid.net
Sun Jul 17 01:59:36 EDT 2005
Personally, I'd rather not be caught balling a melon.
Keporter at aol.com wrote:
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> In a message dated 7/15/2005 2:55:20 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> jpolaski at rgs.uci.edu writes:
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> Yea! I made a contribution!
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> First, a melon baller, next, World Peace!
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> Jeff Polaski
> RGS Webmaster
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> World peace? Probably not. However, you did make it into a book. The
> following is a quote from the ceramic chip forge chapter:
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> "It isn’t necessary to use a premium filler choice in the beginning.
> However, round balls will give better flow characteristics as the flame moves
> through them, and will be easier to push work into. Small balls made from rammable
> refractory are not going to be inclined to crack if they're made carefully;
> it is hardly a tragedy if some of them do.
> Jeff Polaski was the first to suggest using a melon ball cutter (kitchen
> tool) for forming refractory balls. You can also find..."
> Mike P.
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